Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Sep 29th, 2024. List of questions with timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

02:04 - Can atheists achieve enlightenment?

09:17 - If the body is inert (jada), how is it able to generate thoughts?

19:03 - If our real nature is prakash (light) does prakash need to be self-aware?

33:57 - Does removal of ignorance require free will?

46:36 - If Brahman is fulfilled, why does it need to appear as Jiva, Jagat, Isvara?

58:19 - What proof is there of awareness in deep sleep?  If deep sleep is the awareness of absence, what is death?

01:10:50 - What should I do if the power of discernment in Vedantic practice is diminished?

01:14:00 - Is breathing Atman?  Can the soul depart if it is Brahman?

01:19:41 - My heart is troubled by the suffering around me.  How can I hold on to Advaita?

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